Gray Water Systems: a possibility for Montana?
This legislative session, The Student Advocates for Valuing the Environment Foundation (S.A.V.E.) will be working to make gray water systems legal in Montana. Gray water systems are a great way to enable homeowners who are concerned about environmental sustainability to reuse some of the water produced by their home.
Gray water consists of 50-80% of a home's wastewater, coming from such reusable sources as laundry, dishwater, showers, and bathtubs. Plants thrive on the small amount of compost found in gray water. As well as providing benefits to plants and topsoil, gray water systems also cut down on fresh water usage. Installing these systems is one step toward reducing a household's environmental impact by reusing existing resources; a model of ecological friendliness.
S.A.V.E. will be working towards this endeavor at the Capitol this session in order to allow Montanans seeking more environmentally-friendly household practices to install these gray water systems. Other states currently allow these gray water systems, which are a proven method of separating sewage from reusable gray water. These systems facilitate the reuse of one of the Earth's most precious resources: fresh water.
More information about these systems can be found at www.oasisdesign.net. SAVE's efforts can be found at www.Savemobile.org.
By
Tyler Evilsizer
Legislative Intern/Lobbyist
The S.A.V.E. Foundation
Gray water consists of 50-80% of a home's wastewater, coming from such reusable sources as laundry, dishwater, showers, and bathtubs. Plants thrive on the small amount of compost found in gray water. As well as providing benefits to plants and topsoil, gray water systems also cut down on fresh water usage. Installing these systems is one step toward reducing a household's environmental impact by reusing existing resources; a model of ecological friendliness.
S.A.V.E. will be working towards this endeavor at the Capitol this session in order to allow Montanans seeking more environmentally-friendly household practices to install these gray water systems. Other states currently allow these gray water systems, which are a proven method of separating sewage from reusable gray water. These systems facilitate the reuse of one of the Earth's most precious resources: fresh water.
More information about these systems can be found at www.oasisdesign.net. SAVE's efforts can be found at www.Savemobile.org.
By
Tyler Evilsizer
Legislative Intern/Lobbyist
The S.A.V.E. Foundation
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